The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-07
MISCELLANEOUS

REPORTS from Virginia indicate serious
damage to vegetables from the snow and ice
of the 29th.
JOSEPH SoMMERS, who dislocated his neck
last October, died in Brooklyn on the 29th.
His case was remarkable, the fact of living
so long under the circumstances being un-
paralleled.
THE Staynor-Ives party held conference
with the Rice-Thomas party at New York
on the 29th in relation to the Baltimore q
Ohio purchase The conference was said
to have been in relation to the Erie road
joining the system which was to operate
the Baltimore & Ohio when the control was
transferred, but no definite particulars
could be obtained.
ONE of the cables of the Commercial
Cable Company was damaged by ice re-
Gently. A repair steamship was sent out
from New York.
AwHoLEsALE merchant of st. Petersburg,
worth millions, has been killed by man to
whom he refused to give $1,000 roubles to-
ward the nihilist fund. The murderer was
arrested.
MOB Of Greeks attacked with stones
the residence Of the American mlssiOna-
ries in Smyrna. The American legation
has asked the Porte to send a man-of-
war to Smyrna to protect the missionaries.
A PREMATURE blast at West Roxbury,
Mass, recently resulted in the death
of Joseph Holland, A. Ledgeman, and
the wounding of an assistant, Thomas
Glynn.
AN explosion of gas occurred in the Van
Storck mine of the Delaware q Hudson
Canal Company at Scranton, Pa, the other
morning. Eight men were injured, two
seriously.
A RoBBER boarded an express car on the
West Shore road just before reaching
Utica, n. Y, on the night of the Both, shoot
ing Messenger Lake IN the shoulder and
then robbing the safe, afterward making
his escape. The amount taken was not
known.
News has been received at Albuquerque,
n. NJ, of quarrel between Navajo and
Zuni Indians at Defiance. Settlers feared
a war between the tribes would result.
THE Western Window Glass Manufac-
turers' Association met at Pittsburgh, Pa,
on the 30th and reafirmed the iron clad
rule regarding the price list. Trade was
reported brisk, with the spring outlook
very encouraging. A small advance in
prices will probably be made shortly.
AN attempt was made the other night at
New York to poison Miss Agnes Herndon,
the actress. A box of fruit was sent to the
lady and after she had partaken Of por-
ton of it she became very sick. 1t is be
lieved to have been the work of crank
admirer from whom she received letter
! threatening dire results in case she rejected
| his suit.
COMMISSIONER SPARES, Of the Genera
Land Onice, has created contest board t.
examine and decide all contests in the pre-
emption public land division.
ONE man was killed and three fatally
| injured by an explosion in the boiler work:
at Erie, Pa, the other day.
NEW YORK ticket brokers pretend not K
be in the least apprehensive of the result:
of the agreement of the railroads not to pay
any more commissions.
NJ. ANTOINE, protester delegate to the
| Reichstag from Metz, has been expelled BY
the German Government from Alsace-Lor
raine and conducted TO the frontier.
POLICE INSPECTOR SoMERvILLE and Con
stable Garrett, found guilty by a coroner:
| jury OF numbering Hanlon at Youghal, Ire
land, have been released on their owl
recognizances.
THE reported loss of the steamer Eagl,
has been confirmed by the discovery o.
wreckage on the Bonavista Bay shore
Newfoundland. The crew numbered .
men, and there was nothing to show tina
any were saved.
THE Stewart sale was concluded on the
31st, with the disposal of the library. The
aggregate receipts were about s600, 200.